New Peanut Allergy Study Offers Promising Results For Kids

(CBS/CNN) – New research bodes well for young people with peanut allergies. Doctors exposed people with peanut allergies to small doses of peanut powder over a period of months, with promising results. More than 500 people, most of whom were under the age of 17, took part in the study, which is published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the end, two-thirds of the kids were able to eat the equivalent of two peanuts without any symptoms. Half were able to consume 3-4 peanuts in a single sitting. There was also widespread reduction in the number and severity of allergic reactions. The results prove the treatment can protect some children against accidental exposure to, or ingestion of, a very small amount of peanuts. It is still in clinical stages, and not approved by the FDA....

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